Shloka 37
Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)
चमकस्य पदान्नान्य दधिकं विद्यते पदम् । ब्रह्मपंचकविस्तारप्रपंचः खलु दृश्यते
camakasya padānnānya dadhikaṃ vidyate padam | brahmapaṃcakavistāraprapaṃcaḥ khalu dṛśyate
Trong thánh ca Camaka, không có từ nào cao trọng hơn “padam” (thánh ngữ) này. Quả thật, ngay trong đó người ta thấy toàn bộ sự triển khai muôn mặt của Brahma-pañcaka (nguyên lý Phạm thiên năm phần) hiển lộ.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s esoteric teaching as preserved in the Kailasa Samhita context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: rudram
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that a single sacred “padam” in the Camaka is not merely a word but a revelatory seed: contemplating it discloses the entire structure of manifested reality, guiding the seeker from multiplicity toward Shiva, the supreme Pati.
By affirming that the vast expanse can be ‘seen’ within a sacred utterance, the verse supports Saguna worship: the Linga and mantra become concentrated gateways through which the devotee approaches the infinite Shiva without losing philosophical depth.
Mantra-japa with focused contemplation—reciting the revered padam as a dhyāna-support—so that the mind gathers from prapañca (dispersion) into Shiva-centered awareness; this aligns well with daily japa and Mahashivratri observances.